Netbooks for Bloggers: What suggestions would netbook users have for the most appropriate netbook for this purpose?
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NC10 would be your best bet. Battery life is really nice. Also, best keyboard on a netbook, which I'm sure you will care about if you're a blogger.
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but there are netbooks for under 200. and they do so much more. Chromebook at over 300 does seem odd.
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Yes. The hardware for this netbook would not be a problem. But is it worth upgrading the OS? You really need to look at what you're going to do with this computer. I have windows 7 starter still on it, and does everything I need such as web-surfing, watching movies, editing video, using open office, etc. Heck, I can even play games like swgemu. BUT, you will need to upgrade the RAM to 2GB to run it smoothly. Also, this netbook is not for use on battery for long periods of time (you'll only get 2-3 hrs depending on what your doing. However, if you want a computer to play more demanding games, then this is not the computer for you. This system is just not build for gaming.
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It depends on what kind printer and a app that you can find for it. I know with my printer ( Canon MX472 ) that it does fulfill all my printing needs. A shout toWolVol for a great netbook!
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I'm not aware of any netbooks that have an optical/cd drive...they're design is too small to contain one. External CD drives are not overly expensive, but will add to the cost of a netbook (unless you already have one)....they work fine with netbooks but would not be convenient if needed in class (they'd be fine back at the dorm room or apartment). The newer netbooks will do everything you want. Since you're posting on the 1215t thread, I assume you're considering one. How much battery life do you need in class? If you can plug in, it's no problem. With wifi off and screen brightness on low, I can get 5.5+ hours run time. If you need more batter life, the 1215B or 1215P may be a better choice.
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@nesto_ Those cheapest netbooks use slow hard drives, not super fast solid state drives.
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I multitask on this machine a lot. It has been responsive with many apps open, nothing too intensive, but many of them. Multitasking while hd videos are playing is no problem either. I wouldn't use it for video editing, encoding, heavy photoshop, 3d modeling, or the like. I think of it as a netbook on steriods, it is small and easy to travel with decent battery life and a much better processor than an atom but it is by no means a competitor for an intel i3-5-7. I have thought about the adding an SSD to this machine, I think it would be a great benefit but i don't think not adding one would be a deal breaker either. ie; onenote loads in about 4 sec, putty 1 sec, editors in about 3 sec. If you add one, be sure to get 7mm drive rather than 9mm. I dont believe the 9mm will fit.
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Use a netbook and it may pay for itself in power savings alone versus a desktop. $300 netbooks use around 25 watts when on, or about 15KWH per month 24/7. At the $.09 rate mentioned above, that is about $1.50 per month. Your netbook will pay for itself (relative to $18 per month) in less than two years, and you can use it for other stuff! (Skype video conferencing or security (please see my review if you want details), a photo frame, a you tube viewer, or as a computer!)Aloha,Steve
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Sony and Dell are already using Z processors. The price is $500+ for the similar specs. MSI Wind U115 has been released in Japan, China and some parts of Europe - it uses Z processor. The price is around $700+. I really doubt that the netbooks with Z processors would cost the same. It would take some time for them to come down to this price range.
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I think you only have to look at the reviews to see if people have buyers remorse. And from the looks of it, most people do not. Including me, I love this little netbook. Would not trade it for any other brand. And I'm very happy I bought it two weeks ago when the price was lower.
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This is most definitely NOT a netbook, in either sense. It has an Windows 8.1 operating system that works just fine when not connected to the internet (i.e., not a Chromebook). And unlike the netbooks that were widely available a couple of years ago, it has a substantial amount of computing power and graphics capability (my netbook wasn't able to deal with high def streaming video, this one can).
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Thanks for the info. Another dumm question. How can you install a program ifthere's no CD-ROM on the Netbook?Thanks again for the help.J. Everett
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Gary, I can't seem to get rid of anything I mentioned as it isn't removed. So I just added Firefox and use it. I didn't know IE was needed for the purpose you mention about updates so am glad I left it there. That's a very useful bit of info for the future. I did keep Trend Micro but am using Avast (that one is new to me and so far I've been very happy with it) and can use on 3 computers. I haven't needed Open Office yet but will keep in mind either it or cloud apps you mentioned. I've been very pleased with this netbook and its battery life. Thanks so much
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Cool, thanks for the input. I think I might pull the trigger on this one. I was thinking about building a Home Server from a POS Celeron D Compaq Presario that I already have, but the Acer's removable hard drive trays and low power consumption puts it over the top.
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Thanks for the info thus far, Paul. I've been out of the country, lugging my 8 pound Dell Vostro around with me, wishing I had this baby. Sounds like the wifi card is good. Like the backlit keyboard? I assume the battery life will not be earth shatteringly long what with all the bells and whistles. The two reviews written thus far have provided about zero useful info, so if you can, keep it coming.
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I have a netbook (not this one in particular) but one with like styled specs...I bought the CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009...that I got from "FeeBAY" for $5.00 including shipping. So far no problems...but I did have to get an external drive so not sure how much of a savings it really was...........since the external drive was $65.00.